Barry .. "Fair-haired." Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic name Barra, from Bairre (Old Irish), a short form of "fionnbharr", meaning "fair-haired" (see Finbar) .. Also possibly from Bearach (Irish, Gaelic) "spear; sharp, pointed" .. Saint Bairre (seventh century) founded a monastery that became the city of Cork in Ireland .. [Bari, Barree, Barrey, Barrie, Barrington, .. 4 more]